FRANKSTON. THEATRE GROUP (By "Stargaier") Do you intend being in tlie fun on -August 25, when._.the Group's fourth bii-thday will :be celebrtafd? . As you. kno6yrtne tickets (which are li.iit d) .mayn be purhased fr6m Mr. Bill Han fofi, aid he tlls fYie that theFd'e-7 mand is so brisk, only-a few re main. The ladies': committee are al ready full of grand ideasto make this cabaret dance the best yet;, and a splendid orchestra has been engaged. It is important to remember that all. tickets must be. claimed by the 19th. After that date all outstanding tickets will be pooled and. sold. to the many who.are anxious for extras. Among the many problems that continually face the decor, artist are the furnishings when staging' a play-particularly small tables and stools that are used time and again in every production. Per haps you have such an article (in good condition or otherwise) pok ed away, that is of no further use in your home. If so, would you make it gift to the Group? By so doing ...

FRANKSTON YACHT CLUB " p esentatioin Night: ":' le anpntal Pr'esentation Night will be: beld at '"The Fernery,' next Saturday, when trophies will be presented. A shield, generously donated Sy niembers - of the Grim?wade ,'amily, and known, as the H. W. Grithwade Memorial Shield, will b e ireepted to the Club by Mr. W. Watt Leggatt, D.S.O., M.C., in behalf of Mr: John Grimwado, who is, unfortunately, out of the State on' business, The E. M. Hall aggregate trophies, J. C, O'Brien trophies, and club scrol.s and Spoons. will be donated td the various skippers. Catering will be arranged by the manage merit 0of the Fernery and the musical programme -is being at enided to by a well-known. radio crouple. Mr. R. S. Ryan, M.H.R. for Flinders,'and the Shire Pro .ident '(Cr. W. J. Klaucr) will ?e. among the guests. Billiards Tournament Upward of 30 members saw the final of the billiards tournament at the Club on Sunday night, when Brian Kohlar defeated Ralph Lane, junr. Kohlar obtained a big le...

TIVOLI THEATRE , Talk of the- Town, the iv s show, which launched out this week, is a combination o the best turns from the p Thus show, plus a world-ranking act and another from a previous per formance. Thd result is a splen did night's entertainment for patrons. Ben Wrigley confirms first 'im pressions as being an up-and coming comedian. He is an. ex tremely funny fellow, and 'aoes not have to be coarse tonerite~i tain the customers. Rolley Rolls, as before, proves a top-ranking o entertainer, and certainly ,not the i least of the famous entertaining I pianists who have appeared here in the last twelve months. The Flying Elwardos, the new act red ferred to above, are an amazing troupe of acrobats who enter in to their turn with a zest reminisi cent of the enthusiasm of school boys on break-up day. The ballet is always well-dress ed, dqnces.well, and forms. a pice turesque background for a num. ber of scenas. This show. provides a good night's entertainment.

CORRESPONDENCE U.'NI'I')O?VEI) IIATINI (To the Editor) Sir,-May' I ask the favor of space: in your widely-circulating paper forithe purpose of..answer ing certain charges .laid -at' my door by. your correspondent, Mr, H. R. Hutchison". . In the first instance; lie states that, having- initiated "a corre spondence,. I wisely.: sought to clos'e saiile -by reason of the fact that- his?i rguments were .irrefut able. How'.:viln is man! ' The facts are these: Mr; Hutchison opened, a .private correspondence .with nie dealing with Unimiproved Rating, and in concluding my sec ond 'letter. I made the' following request:' "With due deference, would he consider the `correspond ence closed, as I was very busy." Anyone. who has performed secretarial duties for an organisa tion will quite understand my attitude in this matter, -knowing how impossible it is to conduct a one-man correspondence of in terminable length, which would not achieve- any useful.purpose. Now, coming' to the second charge: Th...

_ THE STANDARD, Thursday, August 4, 1949.-PAGE 5. ISTAQE D O:OR:. S By "FIRST UIQH-ITER" .2 ·t I "·-·.-·... ·-· · , .. ...., .... ... ÷. . "EVER SINCE PARADISE." On behalf of the company of six; Aztec Services Pty. Ltd.,. by arrangement with Carroll-Fuller Theatre Company Pty. Ltd., will present for the first time in Aus tralia, Tom Rothfield's produc tion of J. B. Priestley's witty and original comedy, "Ever Since Paradise," at Melbourne Princess Theatre, commencing on Wed nesday, August 10. J. B. Priestley is considered to be one- of the world's three greatest living dramatists, and "Ever Since Paradise," first pro duced in London in 1947 at the New Theatre with Ursula Jeanis and Roger Livesey, proved a scintillating modern comedy suc cess, with many surprises for the audience. Critics said: "The audience cheered itself black in the face." "It" has true and touching mo ments. Mr. Pi'iestley certainly arouses strong feeling." "Eve'r Since Paradise" will in troduce to Australian aud...

UNIMPROVED RATJNG (The Editor. Standard.) Sir, - Those correspondents who are endeavouring to con demn the system of Unimproved Rating no doubt were very for ward in also showing disap proval with the recent increased assessments -.under Net Annual Valuation, which affected one and all, some, unfortunately, much more than others. 'The increase of course fell heavily upon .house--.. property, because of. its enhanced or 'in flated',Capital Value, thus be coming the most lucrative target for- the extra revenue required and,' perhaps, the only available' source within the present meth ods. STo me it seems "illogical that a super-tax should be levied on improvement, but:': under 'Net Annual Valuation such is the case and its. application to to day's values is totally unsuitable. SIn past years; this Peninsula has been thehappiest of..hunting grounds for. the hard-boiled ab sentee. speculator; By that, I mean. the purchasing.,:of large tracts of .land. beyond the pre cincts- of built-up:...

"JOHNNY BELINDA"'9ýt This film, adapted :fro[it"'tlie stage. play of Elmer Harri. I memorable for the. portra1 of the deaf mute, "Belinda,' Janie Wyman. .'It is an' outs diln performance, and one whi gaid ed the Academy Award.; Expressing amazingly-j wet through her eyes and han what cannot be put into speech by the afflicted .girl, Jane Wyman is .fa splendid actress. Her ability in such that the sordid story is ovet looked.. It is in sharp contrast with the refinement whiclh Jane Wyman .infuses- into the .part of Belinda, and her life :on. Cape Breton: Island, where cruel gossii ing is the inescapable cusfom' of a small town and community. ..:, To forget- his own'."'brrorl ari to get far'away froii the eit, tfli doctor who buries himself 'fi this village, befriefids the: girl; aid_ trains the deaf mute to speak with her -hand:s Lew"Ayresý plays the. doctor with sympathetle restraint. "Belinda's. aunt-' (Agnes Moor head); father (Charles Bickford(, and- 'a -"village lout i (Stephen ...

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